To no one’s surprise, Markelle Fultz won’t be staying in Washington long. The Huskies guard announced Friday he will be entering his name in the 2017 NBA Draft. Fultz declared after only one season full of spectacular individual performances but unfortunately little team success. Durant only went after Shaq because he had engaged in a […]

John Amaechi spent some time in the NBA, and after he retired he revealed in his book “Man in the Middle” that he’s gay. He was closeted during his playing days, but became the first NBA player to speak publicly about being gay. So when he read Amar’e Stoudemire’s recent homophobic comments, Amaechi decided to […]

Pumphrey said his role model is Marshall Faulk, as expected. Pumphrey broke many of Faulk’s San Diego State records and looks to offer that same type of dual-threat value as a speedy, versatile pass-catcher. As for most skill position players, the 40 is still the great equalizer in the minds of NFL scouts. And Pumphrey […]

Former Baltimore linebacker Zach Orr is looking to return to football following a brief retirement, but the Ravens are unsure whether or not they are interested in bringing him back. Orr, who led the Ravens with 132 tackles last season, his third in the league, retired due a heightened concern over suffering a severe spinal […]

The remaking of the Timberwolves continues. On Friday, Minnesota shipped out Ricky Rubio, the team’s starting point guard for the past six years and one of the most high-profile draft picks in franchise history, to the Jazz for a scant return package of Oklahoma City’s lottery-protected 2018 first-round pick. After a red-hot start, the Yankees […]

Yankees rookie Aaron Judge dominated American League All-Star voting the way the rookie slugger has dominated opposing pitchers, earning a starting spot in the 2017 All-Star Game on July 11 in Miami, in voting announced Sunday night on ESPN and MLB.com. Judge is joined in the AL outfield by Mike Trout of the Angels and […]

As if his undesirable departure from Carolina wasn’t reason enough, Steve Smith has a legitimate excuse to not retire with the Panthers. During his appearance on the “Rich Eisen Show” Tuesday, the former Ravens wide receiver said returning to retire with the team that drafted him in 2001 won’t happen anytime soon due to a […]

The Broncos won a Super Bowl in Gary Kubiak’s first season as head coach. They will need to find a good replacement after learning of his decision to retire following his second season. John Elway’s first priority in his new hire is clear find the candidate best equipped to lead a talented Denver team back […]

In 2011, they were coming off of a soul-crushing divisional playoff loss to the wild-card and eventual champion Packers, in what had appeared to be Ryan’s breakout year. They had Roddy White coming off a career year and Tony Gonzalez looking for a ring at the end, plus Michael Jenkins and Harry Douglas, and Cheap […]

As Virginia running back Taquan Mizzell scored from 6 yards out to help his National team to a 27-7 win over the American squad in Saturday’s NFLPA Collegiate Bowl, last year’s Heisman Trophy winner was on hand to watch. Former Alabama running back Derrick Henry, fresh off his rookie season with the Tennessee Titans, was […]